NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott's Reaction to Losing a part of his Pinkie Finger

One of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, 4-time
Super Bowl Champion, Pro-Bowler, All-Pro and Hall of Famer, Ronnie
Lott joined the show and Scott started out by reflecting on a time
when Scott was with the Miami Dolphins and he was with the New York
Jets and they played each other and Scott talked to Ronnie after
the game. Ronnie remembers the instance and enjoyed the
conversation.

Scott comes out of the gates talking about having a part of his
pinky removed in order to keep playing football and some reports
were out there about if he was queasy or if he was a tough
guy. Ronnie was trying to be tough but he was queasy when he
had to have a part of his finger removed. Ronnie was always
driven to earn the respect of his peers when he played football and
even in life.

There was a rumor out there that in high school that Ronnie
didn’t ever lift weights. Ronnie said that it was false and
he lifted weights. He also played 4 sports in high
school. He and Scott were similar in high school as both
played Safety and Quarterback, was Ronnie any good as a quarterback
in high school? No, he didn’t think he was.

He and the great Marcus Allen at USC were in conversation as to
who would start at Running Back and at Safety. Ronnie is glad
that Marcus chose to play Running Back. Ronnie and Marcus
were also roommates at USC with Dennis Smith.

Scott Mitchell takes his helmet off to show you the inside scoop
of all kinds of sports from football to even golf. Scott Mitchell
is a former NFL quarterback who was a star quarterback at the
University of Utah before going on to have a professional career
playing with the Miami Dolphins, the Orlando Thunder, the Detroit
Lions, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Cincinnati Bengals. Scott also
hosts the podcast Rivals with former NFL player Jason Buck.

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